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Friday, May 16, 2014

We had a great meeting last night and had tons of fun making folded hexagons. Thanks for teaching us Emma!

Last night we announced that our July meeting will have a "Christmas in July" theme and we would like you to bring quilted/fabric Christmas items to show the group. We can be inspired and perhaps even motivated to get some of our Christmas sewing started (and finished!) early.

The prizes - plus another pink bundle and a $50 gift certificate!!!

We also announced the Finish-It-Up! Challenge. Do you have a quilt top that has been waiting to be quilted for a year (or more!)? A Christmas quilt that has been in the works for two Christmases? Or have you always wanted to try an applique project but been to intimidated? Here is your chance to get those projects off your to do list and win some prizes at the same time.

Here are the details:

The challenge starts today and ends on our meeting on September 18th

To participate, leave a comment on this post listing four projects that you want to finish

Projects must be listed by June 18th to qualify - no other entries will be accepted (unless of course you join the guild in July or something like that)

The comments will be printed off and taken to each meeting

Bring your finished project to the meeting for show-and-tell and it will be checked off the list and you will get an entry into the drawing for prizes at our September meeting

Yes, projects must be brought to meetings to qualify - we like to encourage meeting attendance ;)

Projects must be completely finished - quilted, bound, with the binding sewn down

Projects do not need to be a quilt - they could be a set of place-mats, a skirt or bag

There are no project substitutions - once your list is made it is final

Winners will drawn randomly at our meeting on September 19th

You do not need to be present to win, but you will need to make arrangements to pick up your prize. If you do not pick it up at or before the October meeting it will be given to someone else. (We will contact you to let you know you have won.)

Only two prizes per person

Open to DMSMQG members only

The prizes are seven fabric bundles from Moda and a $50 gift certificate to At the Heart of Quilting, good for one of their classes or long-arm machine rental. (Fabrics are mostly Color Block from V and Co and Dottie - a collection of various sized dots.)

To summarize: leave a comment on this post listing the four projects you want to finish by September 19th, finish them and win prizes!

If you have any technical difficulties leaving a comment email dmsmqg@gmail.com and we will leave a comment for you. If you have any questions about the challenge, leave a comment and we will answer it in the comments.

Welcome!

We are a small group of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild whose tastes lean toward the Modern Quilting movement. If you're interested in fresh approaches to quilt design & construction, have a modern aesthetic, love to explore quilting online & through social media or are interested in finding out what we mean by "modern", come join us!